Author: Chris Carson
Date: 02:10:34 04/26/02
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On April 25, 2002 at 21:14:14, Amir Ban wrote: > >This event was a series of problems and mishaps. > >To start with, KC forgot to update the game file when the game started, so the >viewers were seeing the game transmitted as Smirin (white) vs. Hiarcs (black) >for the first 15 moves. It took the KC staff some time to figure out how they >can correct this without restarting the game. > >There followed a string of communication problem, with KC's communications >(probably ISP) having a bad evening. The setup at KasparovChess is that although >the GM and the computer are in adjacent rooms, they communicate over the >Internet. The viewers do not see the actual game board but a different board >which is automatically fed from the game board, again over an Internet >connection. > >Smirin and Deep Junior were each disconnected three times during the game, and >the viewer board was lagging behind the game board and several times got stuck >and stopped accepting game updates. In the final position, Shay decided to call >it a day when for over ten minutes he could not get the system to register >Smirin's 66... Kg8, while the GM's clock seemingly ran out. > >Towards the end, Junior itself was getting the hiccups. At move 64, instead of >playing the winning Bc5, it started dancing around the position. My guess was >that it was looking at 64. Bc5 g6 65. hxg6 Kg7 66. e7 Kxg6 67. e8=Q+ Bxe8 68. >Kxe8 Kg5 and evaluating it as less than +3 at a distance (though this is an easy >win up close), hence the fudging. > >However, in setting up the position on my computer Junior does fail high on Bc5 >and plays it, after less than a minute, so I can't say that I understand this. >Anyway, in the final position Junior can still win with Be3-Bc5, and I guess it >would. > >In the end position Shay (as KC operator) could not get the game to resume, and >decided to end it. Smirin offered to resign, but Shay did not accept as Junior >did not demonstrate a win, and instead offered a draw. This was not accepted by >Smirin, who felt he did not deserve it, and the "compromise" was to void the >game and play a new one. > >I think this is a good sportsmanship and compensation for the viewers who >suffered through this. > >I think this game is remarkable in showing how a 2700 player can be smothered in >a game he believes he can't possibly lose, without making any outright blunder >except waking up when it's too late. > >It's funny to note that in another thread here posters complain about the boring >dead draw in a position which is already won for white. > >Amir > > >[Event "?"] >[Site "?"] >[Date "2002.04.25"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Deep Junior"] >[Black "Smirin, Ilya"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "C56"] >[BlackElo "2702"] >[PlyCount "131"] >[EventDate "2002.??.??"] > >1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. >Nc3 Qh5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 Bd6 11. c4 O-O 12. c5 Be5 13. Nxe5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 >Nxe5 15. Rxd4 Nc6 16. Ra4 Rfe8 17. Bf4 Bd5 18. Re3 b5 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. Nc3 Be6 >21. Nb5 Bd7 22. h4 Rxe3 23. Bxe3 Na5 24. Rb4 Nc6 25. Re4 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. >f3 f6 28. Kf2 Bd7 29. g4 Kf7 30. Kg3 Be6 31. b3 Ke7 32. Bc1 Kf7 33. Nd6+ Kg8 >34. Bd2 Kf8 35. Bc3 Ke7 36. Nb5 Kd7 37. h5 Ke7 38. Kf4 h6 39. Bb2 Kf7 40. Nd6+ >Kg8 41. Bc3 Kf8 42. Ke4 Ke7 43. Nf5+ Kf7 44. Bd2 Kf8 45. Bf4 Kf7 46. Bd6 Kg8 >47. f4 Kf7 48. Ba3 Kg8 49. Ne3 Kh8 50. f5 Bf7 51. Bd6 a5 52. Nd5 b5 53. Nc7 a4 >54. Ne6 axb3 55. axb3 Kg8 56. b4 Kh8 57. Kd5 Nd8 58. Bf4 Kg8 59. Kd6 Nxe6 60. >fxe6 Be8 61. Ke7 Bc6 62. Kd8 Kf8 63. Be3 Kg8 64. Kc7 Be8 65. Bc1 Kf8 66. Kd6
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